diff --git a/mscore/editstaff.cpp b/mscore/editstaff.cpp
index c9e1249211..f95272351d 100644
--- a/mscore/editstaff.cpp
+++ b/mscore/editstaff.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ EditStaff::EditStaff(Staff* s, QWidget* parent)
       partName->setText(part->partName());
       neverHide->setChecked(staff->neverHide());
       showIfEmpty->setChecked(staff->showIfEmpty());
-      mag->setValue(staff->userMag());
+      mag->setValue(staff->userMag() * 100.0);
       updateStaffType();
       updateInstrument();
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ void EditStaff::apply()
       QColor col     = color->color();
       bool nhide     = neverHide->isChecked();
       bool ifEmpty   = showIfEmpty->isChecked();
-      qreal scale    = mag->value();
+      qreal scale    = mag->value() / 100.0;
 
       if (!(instrument == *part->instr()) || part->partName() != partName->text()) {
             Interval v1 = instrument.transpose();
diff --git a/mscore/editstaff.ui b/mscore/editstaff.ui
index 1320774e33..f4a6a42705 100644
--- a/mscore/editstaff.ui
+++ b/mscore/editstaff.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>920</width>
-    <height>603</height>
+    <height>623</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -833,11 +833,20 @@
           </item>
           <item row="4" column="1">
            <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="mag">
+            <property name="suffix">
+             <string>%</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="decimals">
+             <number>1</number>
+            </property>
             <property name="minimum">
-             <double>1.000000000000000</double>
+             <double>10.000000000000000</double>
             </property>
             <property name="maximum">
-             <double>10.000000000000000</double>
+             <double>1000.000000000000000</double>
+            </property>
+            <property name="value">
+             <double>100.000000000000000</double>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>